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Community Get a quick look at two factors affecting our waters locally.
Spearfishing One would expect FAU to have some cool programs, but the one that’s been catching our eye through social media feeds is none other than the FAU Spearfishing Club.
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Shark Addicts
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We sit down with Jeff Lloyd, singer and guitarist for The Heavy Pets, to discuss musical influences, haircuts, choices at the bar and more.
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Cameron Nimmo, Mickey Smith and Chris Cameron help bring out the truth about sharks in a way that’s hard to ignore.
Recipe Chef Oliver of Seafood World gives you the ingredients and know-how to make a great seafood dish that’s known as “Papa’s Hangover Cure.”
Locally Made Black Coral Rum is making a great local spirit, done the old world way. Join owner Ben Etheridge at the distillery for a taste.
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Having already been established as a Delray favorite, Beer Trade Co. opens up location number two in Boca Raton. So “grab a beer and chill” as their slogan goes!
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IN COMMUNITY NEWS & NOTEWORTHY
LAKE O-NO! ALGAE BLOOMS CONTINUE AS PRESS DIES DOWN You’ve seen the news. Green slime clogging inlets in Stuart. Dark brown flumes of water in our ocean. Once pristine beaches threatened. Reporters from CNN getting so grossed out they can
perate need of repair dyke. The
bottom that are critical for fish
Fingers are being pointed all
barely hold it together. Fish
entire screwed up situation is as
life, not to mention putting more
around.
kills. Tourists and other visitors
clear as the water leaving Lake O.
pressure on the dyke itself. Gov.
going back home, or to a different
Scott says it’s up to the U.S. Con-
Who ordered the Code Red?
Some will say simply repairing
gress to act. Our legislators in
Or in our case, the Code Green?
the dyke that holds back the wa-
Tally have cut money already
Water releases from Lake
ters from Lake O is the answer.
approved by Amendment 1
Okeechobee are nothing new.
But higher water levels in the
(Florida Water and Land Conver-
They happen when the water level
lake prevent sunlight from
sation Initiative, which was vot-
gets too high for an aging, in des-
reaching the grasses on the lake
ed for by 75% of voters in 2014).
vacation destination.
EAT MORE LIONFISH
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spawn, every 4 days).
you can pick up 50-100 (no
Their mouth can stretch
limit) in an afternoon since
enough to accommodate
you can sometimes find
a whole flounder.
400-500 hanging in a single area. Since the Lionfish
If that isn’t enough bad news,
have up to 18 venomous
Lionfish. Those very pes-
they don’t take bait well,
spines, get up to speed on
ky, ugly invaders who
making them hard to catch.
how to safely clean them.
have made their way into
So, what are we to do?!
our waters and are wreak-
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ing havoc in our ocean
Fortunately, we have a few
neighborhoods. These
things in our favor. Local
unwelcome guests on our
grocery stores like Whole
reefs and in our ocean
Foods are selling them.
and intercostal waters eat
Restaurants and local fish
everything in sight (in-
markets too. They are great
cluding our favorite catch-
to eat and you can find
ing and eating fish, like
plenty of recipes online.
grouper and snapper) and
Hand net fishing and spear-
reproduce like crazy (up
ing is the preferred method
to 30,000 eggs per female
to slay these bad boyz, and
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IN EVENTS WHERE & WHEN
SEPTEMBER 3 Amber Leigh
@ Boston’s on the Beach— Delray Beach
FAU Football vs Southern Illinois @ FAU Stadium
Sean Chambers Band @ Arts Garage — Delray Beach
The Heavy Pets w/ Surfer Blood @ Culture Room
Electric Kif @ Guanábanas — Jupiter
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Fireside Prophets
@ Guanabanas—Jupiter
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Donovan: The Sunshine Superman 50th Anniversary Tour
@ Parker Playhouse — Ft. Lauderdale
SEPTEMBER
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Due South Oktoberfest — Boynton Beach
Due South Brewery kicks off their annual Oktoberfest and this one lasts for 3 days, September 29-October 1. Special releases including Pumpkin Ale and Oktoberfest Lager plus food trucks and German food fare. These guys know how to party, so be there. 2900 High Ridge Road, Boynton Beach.
Uproot Hootenanny @ Funky Biscuit (opening for Travelin’ McCourys)
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@ Guanabanas — Jupiter
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FAU Football vs Miami Hurricanes
@ Sun Life Stadium
Roots Shakedown @ Guanabanas — Jupiter
Gravel Kings CD Release Party feat. Pathos Pathos and The Helmsmen @ Propaganda — Lake Worth
Respectable Street 29 Year Anniversary Block Party w/Dan Deacon
Brazilian Beat 2016 @ Mizner Park Amphitheater
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2nd Annual Ocean Warrior Challenge (SUP)
@ Jupiter Civic Center
Grateful Sundays w/ Crazy Fingers @ Boston’s on the Beach— Delray Beach (every Sunday)
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Monday Night Reggae feat. Brothers United
@ Boston’s on the Beach
13 Zach Deputy
@ Guanabanas — Jupiter
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IN EVENTS WHERE & WHEN
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Family Night/Food Truck Invasion Photo: Aaron Lurie
@ Carlin Park — Jupiter
Brian Wilson— Pet Sounds 50th Anniversary Tour @ Hard Rock Live — Hollywood
Kansas Bible Company @ Guanabanas — Jupiter
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Classic Rock Therapy
@ Old School Square — Delray Beach
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Uproot Hootenanny
@ Friday Night Sound Waves—Ft. Lauderdale Beach @ The Hub
The Kelsey Cares Comedy Night For ALS w/ Dean Napolitano @ Kelsey Theater — Lake Park
Crazy Fingers @ Guanabanas — Jupiter
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OCTOBER
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The Helmsmen
Reggae On The (Other) River @ Guanabanas — Jupiter We’ve been waiting all year for the annual Reggae on the (Other) River Celebration to happen at Guanabanas in Jupiter, and…….ITS HERE!!! Join your pals for a reggae-filled day (and night) with too many excellent bands to mention here. But trust us, this is one party you don’t wanna miss. 960 N. A1A, Jupiter
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@ Tequesta Brewing Company
C3: Coastal Conservation and Concert
Danay Suarez
@ Seabreeze Amphitheater —Jupiter
@ Guanabanas — Jupiter
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Legends of Rock in Concert feat. Jefferson Starship, Mark Farner, Rick Derringer, and more
Uproot Hootenanny @ Boston’s on the Beach — Delray Beach
@ FAU Stadium
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@ Guanabanas — Jupiter
Spred The Dub
@ Guanabanas — Jupiter
The People Upstairs
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@ Brogues — Lake Worth
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@ Terra Fermata — Stuart
@ Perfect Vodka Amphitheater
@ Funky Biscuit — Boca
Keb Mo Band
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@ Parker Playhouse — Ft. Lauderdale
Kanye West—the Saint Pablo Tour @ American Airlines Arena
Raw Oyster Cult
Supervillians w/ The Helmsmen
International Coastal Cleanup
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@ Sandoway House Nature Center — Delray Beach
@ Guanabanas — Jupiter
Fresh Catch
Full Throttle Pro Wrestling presents Fight Club: Round One
Heart, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, and Cheap Trick
@ Kelsey Theater — Lake Park
@ Perfect Vodka Amphitheater
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Due South Oktoberfest
@ Due South Brewing Taproon
30 Moska Project
@ Guanabanas —Jupiter
FAU Football vs Ball State
@ Au-Rene Theater - Ft. Lauderdale
Savi Fernandez
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Toby Keith: Interstates and Tailgates Tour
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Uproot Hootenanny
@ Deck 84 — Delray Beach
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Monday Night Reggae
@ Boston’s on the Beach feat. Inna Sense
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West King String Band @ Guanabanas — Jupiter
Make America Rock Again Festival feat. Trapt, Saliva, Alien Ant Farm @ Pompano Beach Amphitheater
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Oakland Park Oktoberfest @ Jaco Pastorius Park
OCTOBER 1 Harper
@ Kelsey Theater — Lake Park
@ Guanabanas — Jupiter
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Uproot Hootenanny @ Harvest Fest—Jupiter (1:30pm)
Uproot Hootenanny @ Kahuna—Deerfield Beach (10:00pm)
Boca Raton Green Market
Prophets of Rage
@ Perfect Vodka Amphitheater
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Monday Night Reggae feat. Brothers United
@ Boston’s on the Beach
@ Royal Palm Shopping Center
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The Dandy Warhols
@ Parker Playhouse — Ft. Lauderdale
@ Culture Room
Simply Tina—The Tina Turner Experience
Peter Frampton Raw: An Acoustic Tour
Lather Up! @ Guanabanas — Jupiter
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@ Funky Biscuit
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FAU Symphony Orchestra—Daniel Pearl World Music Days
@ University Theater
Silent Disco @ Old School Square — Delray Beach
FAU Football vs UNC @ FAU Stadium
Uproot Hootenanny
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Family Night/Food Truck Invasion
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@ Carlin Park — Jupiter
@ Guanabanas — Jupiter
@ Guanabanas — Jupiter
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Zombie Prom
Needtobreathe and Parachute
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@ Pompano Beach Amphitheater
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Artists Alley Open Studios @ Pineapple Grove — Delray Beach
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FAU Football vs Western Kentucky @ FAU Stadium
@ Guanabanas — Jupiter
Our FAU Owls take on the Hilltoppers of Western Kentucky in this key Conference USA matchup. Game time is 3:30, so get to the stadium early to pre-game. For tickets visit fausports. com/tickets.
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@ Hard Rock Live
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The People Upstairs @ Guanabanas—Jupiter
The Nighthawks @ Funky Biscuit — Boca
Lake Worth Farmer’s Market @ A1A and Lake Ave
2nd Annual Artrageous: Downtown Boca’s Art and Craft Festival
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Shane Duncan Band
Reggae On The “Other” River
@ Friday Night Soundwaves — Ft. Lauderdale Beach Hub
@ Guanabanas — Jupiter
First Friday Art Walk
Edwin McCain
@ Delray Beach Arts District
@ Funky Biscuit — Boca
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Delray Beach Green Market @ Old School Square (every Saturday)
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Grateful Sundays w/ Crazy Fingers @ Boston’s on the Beach — Delray Beach (every Sunday)
@ American Airlines Arena
@ Guanabanas — Jupiter
A Fat Wreck: the Punk-umentary
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Adele
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No Need
OCTOBER
Anderson, Rabin, and Wakeman
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MZG w/ Bells and Robes
@ The Irishman— George Walker Memorial Scholarship Event — Boca
@ Kelsey Theater— Lake Park
@ Boston’s on the Beach —Delray Beach
Photo: Ralph Notaro
The Main Squeeze w/ Trae Pierce and the T-Stones
Cure for the Common
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Uproot Hootenanny @ Guanabanas — Jupiter
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8th Annual Guanabanas Halloween Bash w/Huge Cash Prizes! Moonfest @ Clematis Street — WPB
Abacoa Green Market @ Abacoa Amphitheater — Jupiter
FAU Football vs Western Kentucky @ FAU Stadium
Sia
Uproot Hootenanny
@ BB&T Center
@ Boston’s on the Beach — Delray Beach
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3rd Annual Delray Marketplace Art and Craft Festival
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Spam All-Stars
@ Hard Rock Live
Jason Cardinal’s Return to Florida
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@ Kelsey Theater — Lake Park
@ University Theater
Sarah Silverman
Unlimited Devotion @ Guanabanas — Jupiter
Montgomery Gentry @ Pompano Beach Amphitheater
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@ Guanabanas — Jupiter
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29th Annual Las Olas Art Fair — Ft. Lauderdale
RX Bandits w/ And So I Watch You From Afar
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@ Kelsey Theater — Lake Park
@ Culture Room
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Monday Night Reggae feat. Brothers United
The Psychedelic Furs Grateful Sundays w/ Crazy Fingers @ Boston’s on the Beach — Delray Beach
FAU Jazz Band
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ACTION SPORTS ❘❘ Q & A ❘❘ THE BITE
SPEARFISHING AT FAU
Where Education and Adventure Meet
Photo: Perrin James
by Savannah Sheehan
Football. Volleyball. Fraterni-
The FAU Spearfishing and Free
ties. Sororities. Clubs for music,
Diving Club was started by FAU
film, dance, and more. But a club
student Farrel Tiller in 2013 and
for spearfishing and free diving?
now has upwards of 40 members.
Yup, we have one right here at
Spearheading the Club today is
FAU, and it’s involved in more
Alexandra Springs who says “the
than just spearing fish.
club is a tight-knit group of people”
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with like-minded interests who are also in the pursuit of expanding their skills within the sport. At its core, the Club incorporates the
and diving. Although many of the
sport of spearfishing with lessons
members are already level 1 certi-
on environmental conscientious-
fied, the club has sponsors and more
ness. For example, two of the most
experienced instructors speak and
informative meetings were held at
engage with the class on regula-
our local wildlife hospital, Gumbo
tions and the importance of safety
Limbo, according to Alexandra.
which is applied in ways like the buddy system, and one up and one
When the club members aren’t
down. “One of our main sponsors
learning about how to help injured
is Florida Freedivers. They have
turtles when stumbled upon, or
been with us since the club started.”
how to avoid their nesting areas on
The sponsors aid in supplementing
the beach, they learn about how to
funds for gear and trips as well as
handle problematic encounters with
inspire and educate the team. The
wildlife. A member of the NOAA
club is greatly influenced by their
(National Oceanic and Atmospheric
sponsors because “they are some
Administration) spoke to the group
of our biggest supporters and idols.”
about ways to report situations like
An average day of spearfishing will
an abundance of lionfish (becom-
include counters of hog fish snapper,
ing ever-more important), algae
grouper, yellow jacks, and lobsters
blooms, and coral bleaching. “She
to name a few. When the group tra-
taught us facts most of us had no
verses via boat to find deeper water,
idea about,” Alexandra explains.
they may be hunting for game like
The club exercises their knowledge
dolphin, wahoo, kingfish, and cobia.
by participating in beach clean
The club members often acquire
ups, lionfish shoot outs, and pier
food and trophy fish that they can
clean ups. The extent of the club’s
feel proud of whilst munching on a
volunteering is as ever-growing as
well-earned meal.
the sport itself. Spearfishing is a common thread in Naturally, spearfishing as a sport is
social networks throughout Florida.
paramount to the individuals in the
It is a sport that affects our society
club. “Most of the people involved in
and environment manifold. An or-
this sport are very supportive of oth-
ganization such as the Spearfishing
ers and they encourage us to push
Club at FAU has a positive impact
our limits and shoot trophy fish,” Al-
on not only the members, but their
exandra shares about the camara-
peers and the world around them.
derie within the sporty nature of the
As a community who fosters coastal
club. The club welcomes all levels
culture and the preservation of
of divers interested in spearfishing
our delicate ecosystems, FAU is raising the bar in upholding these standards. FAU spearfishing club has opened the gates to many more student run clubs that unite both our community and culture.
FAU Spearfishing and Free Diving Club, we salute you! For more information visit www.fauspearfishing.com
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Most of the people involved in this sport are very supportive of others and they encourage us to push our limits and shoot trophy fish.
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CURRENTS Q&A
JEFF LLOYD OF THE HEAVY PETS
When did you lose the hair?
Beer or liquor?
About a week ago. I had a
Both. Every time I step up to beer and a shot. Keeps me
Who were your biggest musical influences growing up and how did they influence you?
dream about having short
the bar I generally order a
hair, and I liked it. So I didn’t tell anyone about it, I just
duced me to Phish. That
and we still are. But I’d say
on my toes (laughs).
I think it was seeing an old
immediately expanded what
our sound has evolved into
VHS that my dad had of Jimi
you could do on a guitar to
something uniquely our
went and did it. My mom likes it, my girlfriend likes it
What kind?
Hendrix. Watching him set
three dimensions. It was
own. Obviously the lineup
— that’s all that matters.
For beer I usually start with
it on fire and play the hell
incredibly consciousness
changes have a lot to do with
something a little tastier
out of it — I think that led
expanding music to me.
the changing sound and
What are your favorite local spots to eat?
like a pale ale or an IPA.
me to want to try guitar. I
That became a huge inspira-
style of the band. Every time
Then I’ll usually switch to
took to it pretty quickly, and
tion that lasted a really long
you bring in a new member,
I like Whale’s Rib. And
something a little lighter as
then Nirvana hit hard when
time — still to this day.
they bring in a whole new
that’s if you mean really
the night goes on — my go
I was first starting to play,
local (to Deerfield Beach
to for crappy beer is a Mill-
which became a big inspira-
where Jeff currently lives).
er Lite. For whiskey…Irish. I
tion. A year or two later
I really like Rebel House in
like Jameson, and if it’s not
Boca. I also love 3rd and 3rd and Dada in Delray.
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set of influences and inspiration to the band. So we’ve
when I was much more
How has the music changed over the years? Where is it heading?
Jameson I’ll go with some-
comfortable with the in-
Well we were very “jam ban-
each of the players. Even
thing like a Tullamore Dew.
strument, my cousins intro-
dy” when we first started
with the current lineup we’ve
tailored our sound to fit the lineups and the strengths of
evolved over the past three
to mind that’s a little
down here. As far as
years. Adding new members
different and kind of
the “jam scene” for lack
is going to add new sounds
outside our normal
of a better term — there
— new textures to the palate.
realm is a band called
are some really great
Blitzen Trapper from
people down here.
What are the top three items you’d have on a deserted island beyond survival needs?
Portland. It’s a totally
South Florida’s got this
different scene, but they
really interesting vibe
were an incredibly awe-
to it. A lot of people
A guitar, an amp and a
some band that I was
migrate here from
cell phone.
more than ecstatic
elsewhere, and there’s
to open for.
almost a fresh start kind
Favorite act you’ve opened for?
of feel because of that. One that’s more of a laid
There’s been a lot over
Favorite part about South Florida?
the years. One that comes
I really like the community
that a lot.
back lifestyle. So I dig
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e’re entering
fish. They will branch off
couple of months, and dur-
With all this bait, the reef
a great time to
into all the finger canals
ing that time the fishing is
action includes mangroves,
fish, dive, or anything else.
and fill them up. It’s quite
great. I call it “the greatest
muttons and yellowtails
Fall is just starting, it’s get-
common to wake up in the
show on earth” — you can
— they tend to turn on and
ting a little cooler, days are
morning and hear splash-
stand on the shore and see
you’ll have an early morn-
a little shorter, and the
ing and go out and see an
50 tarpon laying flat, going
ing bite, an afternoon bite,
ocean isn’t real rough be-
unbelievable amount of
through these schools of
and a nighttime bite for all
cause we don’t yet have the
bait. When you get home at
bait and watching the
your bottom fish. So, you
big northeast winds. You
night there won’t be any
sharks swim through the
can go out after work for a
can predict sea conditions,
bait anywhere because
bait the same way. You can
couple of hours and catch
tions, and develop a high
and hopefully the hurri-
they’ve moved back into the
catch an unlimited variety
your dinner for 3 days and
level of understanding.
canes are behind us.
Intercostal and headed
of fish — pompano, blue-
have a lot of fun.
south. The bait will be mov-
fish, snook, jacks, and of
ing through our area for a
course tarpon.
This is also the time of year
Finally, we’ll see the start of It’s a great time to take the
sailfish season with quite a
kids fishing too. If you can
few tournaments coming
get them into live bait fish-
up. Wahoo, kingfish, black-
ing and have them use a
fin tuna, and everything
cast they can really see
else is for the taking. And,
what’s happening. Take
we’ll start to see some dol-
them to the pier where
phin. So the September-
they can see all the bait fish
October timeframe is one in
moving through. They can
which we can pretty much
look down and see fishing
catch every kind of fish. The
holes and there’s big fish
old adage is “where there’s
there — the bait doesn’t
bait, there’s fish.” Some peo-
on these schools. On an
want to be around it. It
ple say they can’t catch any
incoming tide some of the
could be a 7 foot tarpon, a 7
fish because there’s too
larger schools of bait will
foot shark, or a huge snook.
much bait!
turn into the inlet and go
The kids grow up to be the
down and literally fill up
best fishermen because
the Intercostal — you can
they see a lot of what’s go-
have a 3 acre school of bait-
ing on, ask a lot of ques-
where we have the mullet migration and all the bait run. On the beaches you’ll start to see millions and millions of mullet, sardines, pilchards, greenies, herring, and every other bait as it moves down our coastline. Now you’ll get all the tarpon, the jacks, snook, kingfish, and ladyfish feeding
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You’ll start to see millions and millions of mullet, sardines, pilchards, greenies, herring, and every other bait as it moves down our coastline.
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Tight lines and good fishin’!
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EVER SINCE THE MOVIE
JAWS people have been trained to treat
Mickey Smith, Chris Cameron, and
sharks with fear. Then in 1988, Discovery
Cameron Nimmo are the team that
Channel began airing Shark Week, which
created Shark Addicts, a diving
was originally focused on correcting mis-
group based out of Jupiter with a
conceptions about sharks until becoming
social media presence that reaches
wrapped up in dramatic “commercial”
to the depths of the ocean. With over
programming. Now, sharks have a new
140,000 Instagram followers, Shark
set of friends on Instagram.
Addicts share photos and video of interactions with sharks off the coast of Florida. “If one person changes the way they view sharks is it worth it? Yeah you have to look at it like that” Chris Cameron tells us. “If one our our videos goes trending and hits five new people, that’s five new people closer to the ultimate goal of society dispelling that Jaws myth.” What started in June 2015 as a couple of friends going out for weekend dives has turned into a following along with a non-profit organization.
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The Foundation seeks to change the perception of a certain delicacy, shark fin, and the harvesting practices that go along with it. “You can yell until you’re blue in the face about fishermen on a boat and what they’re doing is wrong, but they’re not going to listen because they have to provide a paycheck,” Chris said. “The best way to see results is to educate the public, stop the drive for it.” To harvest a shark fin, most fishermen will simply slice off the fin leaving the shark to fend for itself, fin-less and disabled. The animals do not live long after this process. There is hope, however. With curated expeditions, Shark Addicts can show firsthand the impact that humans have on these animals.
“PEOPLE BECAME FASCINATED WITH THE SAFE INTERACTIONS, WITH US] SHOWING THE SPECIES UP CLOSE IN THEIR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT. WE THOUGHT, ‘HOW CAN WE TAKE THIS BUZZ AND ALL THE SUPPORT WE HAVE GAINED AND DO SOMETHING POSITIVE WITH IT? “The following grew,” Chris said
and education about finning,
after a few videos were posted
culling and overfishing, and
showing him and his friends
the shark’s role as an apex
sharing the ocean with these
predator in the food chain.
large sharks. “People became fascinated with the safe interac-
“The biggest thing we try
tions, [with us] showing the
to do is dispel the Jaws myth,
species up close in their natural
that every shark is a mindless
environment.” As the fans grew,
man hunter. Our goal is to
and their popularity increased,
show the average person
the trio decided it was time to
from Jupiter, or from Wiscon-
take action. “We thought, ‘How
sin... we want to take them
can we take this buzz and all the
out in the ocean, drop in with
support we have gained and do
us, and see this animal in its
something positive with it?’”
natural habitat. That’s why we’ve had so much success
That’s where the Shark Addicts
and notoriety. We give people
Foundation comes in, a non-
a one of kind experience, to
profit organization dedicated
see an apex predator in the
to increasing public awareness
wild, not in a tank.”
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EVERY PERSON SHOULD BE CONSERVATIONIST, THE NEXT GENERATION DESERVES TO SEE THE OCEAN. THAT’S OUR MESSAGE.
“We began taking donors out,
Their process is one that shows
rush from an eight foot
showing animals up close,
that conservation doesn’t have
bull shark. Every person
showing hook removals to raise
to be boring.
should be conservationist,
awareness… It’s important to edu-
the next generation deserves
cate the public to stop the problem
“Far be it from me to tell some-
to see the ocean. That’s our
before it gets out of hand.”
one to not get an adrenaline
message.”
Learn more by visiting www.shark-addicts.com Follow the crew at @sharkaddicts @sharkaddicts2 @sharkaddicts3
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LOCALLY MADE
➼
Ben Etheridge
doesn’t care much for phonies, charlatans, and shills While most producers
seek out volume, here it’s
when it comes to distilled
all about quality. To pro-
products, nor the world at
duce his rums, of which
large. His aim, his mental-
there are two: a white
ity, is all about a truthful
and spiced, Etheridge
product: in his case, the
takes molasses sourced
production of home-grown
from Clewiston and draws
South Florida rum.
out his process. It takes about nine days to com-
Etheridge owns and
plete the fermentation
operates Black Coral
process, which allows for
Rum, a producer of hand-
“a much smoother ester
crafted rum distilled out
profile… we don’t rush
of hand-crafted stills and
anything.”
sold from pure passion. Based out of Riviera
It’s then distilled, with the
Beach, Black Coral takes
aid of a 500 gallon still (a
the idea of the celebrity
virgin American stainless
chef driven restaurant
and copper five plate re-
and puts it into the
flux still, for those wonder-
spirits game.
ing), and then placed into new heavy char white
“My father and I own and
American oak barrels
operate an authentic Old
which have been air sea-
World production”, he
soned for three years. Af-
says, emphasizing the
ter that, it’s a six month
locally sourced fermenta-
aging process before the
bles and self-made equip-
rum is deemed ready.
ment. “We make a rum with all natural ingredi-
“The wood smells red,
ents, there’s no artificial
earthy, and wholesome,” he
nonsense in our product
says of using the aged bar-
whatsoever. It’s a different
rels. “The vanillins come
product than what most
out, there’s a lot more fla-
people are putting out.”
vor from the barrels.”
wholesome. The “The earthy, and wholesome. smells red, earthy, “The wood smells barrels.” flavor from the barrels.” vanillins there’s a lot more flavor vanillins come out, there’s theatlanticcurrent.com 41
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➼LOCALLY MADE The white rum is first
that’s simply an additive
the rest comes from
filtered before bottling,
to a rum-and-coke.
an infusion process
to clear it up. “We use
of all natural ingredients.
a coconut husk carbon
“We’re selecting a flavor
There’s the addition
filtration to remove the
profile, not creating
of Madagascar vanilla
color from the barrels.
flavor profiles. It’s difficult
beans, toasted cocoa
It gives the product
doing it naturally. We
pods, allspice, cinna-
a smooth finish, and
try to bring it back to
mon... “It’s like making
has a polishing effect.”
the old school way of
tea,” Etheridge explains.
making rum.” Aromas on this rum
For locals, it should
are rich and pleasing:
The other type of rum
no longer be about
notes of butterscotch,
that’s currently produced
buying the cheapest
almond, molasses, oak,
at Black Coral is a spiced
stuff at the liquor store,
and vanilla all play in
rum, which is oak aged
especially when there
sync to show that rum
as well, but is not filtered.
is an award winning
doesn’t have to be a one
Some of the color comes
distillery in their backyard.
dimensional product
from the barrels, and
Don’t believe it? Black Coral
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“We ’re selecting a flavor profile, not creating flavor profiles. We try to bring it back to the old school way of making rum.” Rum was recently
very much about the
ent than the big guys,
nonprofit that assists
DeLeon’s search for
awarded Double Gold in
way in which a product
and proves that buying
the families of fallen
the Fountain of Youth
the 2016 Seattle Interna-
is made, it can also show
local can mean more
service members.
to actually find a bottle
tional Spirits Awards, one
that there are human
than just impacting
of the top contests in the
beings behind it all.
jobs. For each bottle
It’s all well and good
as Black Coral Rum is
Northwest, beating out
To that end, Etheridge
of rum that is sold, he
to know of a brand that
available across the
major producers.
makes sure that he
donates one dollar to
is doing it in the Old
state at big name liquor
gives back to his commu-
the Operation 300, a
World way, but will it
stores along with a ton
nity in a way that’s differ-
Hobe Sound based
be a trek akin to Ponce
of local bars.
Though the word ‘craft’ is
in stores? Luckily no,
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BEER TRADE CO. DOUBLES DOWN IN BOCA Beer Trade Co in Delray
cessful bottle shop con-
over the building on July 8
Beach has been a haven
cept to other fitting loca-
and we opened on August
for craft beer drinkers
tions, the first being the
6. We’ll take that turn-
since they first opened in
corner of 20th and Fed-
around any day of the
2014, with their location
eral in Boca Raton.
week.” Not to mention that Gene and Chris do most of
Their second location will
a very cool vibe, tons
coming a local favorite.
“Exhausting!” That’s what
their buildout’s them-
bring the same grab from
of beer variety, and a
Now owners Gene Playter
Gene says when asked
selves. When asked why
the cooler honor system as
supportive, knowledge-
and Chris Sanchez are
how it feels to open up the
the team chose Boca Ra-
the Delray spot. But with a
able staff to guide you
ready to expand their suc-
second locale. “We took
ton, Gene told us that it
slightly larger kitchen,
if you need it. “The beer
was more about the build-
there may be more menu
cooler to some is like
ing than anything. “Our
items rolled out in the
heaven, and to others
concept is kind of an artsy,
coming weeks. Food items
it’s a little intimidating.
funky, unusual — so we
span from apps like risotto
We’re here to help you.
needed to find something
balls and hummus to en-
And, we take our food
that spoke to that. It just
trees like the crab cake
just as serious as our
felt right; the size, dimen-
sandwich. All are great
beer…..which is pretty
sions, layout, patio — I
options, especially the
serious.”
could just see a Beer
appetizers which are half
Trade Co here. Plus,
off during happy hour.
on 4th Ave. quickly be-
30,000 cars pass by here
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every day….give me .01%
If you are a first-timer to
of that and I’ll be happy.”
either location you’ll find
The new Beer Trade Co. in Boca is located at 2151 N. Federal Highway.
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